Education
- Gonzales seeks public hearing on ouster
- The hearing on the proposed termination of Superintendent Hector Gonzales will take place in open session Aug. 3-5, attorneys for Gonzales and the BISD Board of Trustees decided Wednesday. In a pre-hearing conference, the attorneys decided the hearing... Full story
- Institute provides spark for teaching writing
- Some key assumptions guide the work at the Sabal Palms Writing Project, where 16 teachers are spending part of their summer learning to be better writers for the sake of their students. That good reading and writing skills are essential to successful... Full story
- Gearing Up: Teens attend Summer Bridge program
- While some teens are staying at home this summer, others are enhancing their college careers early by attending the Summer Bridge program at the University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College. "This year, there are 162 students participating,"... Full story
- BISD deputy superintendent to lead Mercedes district
- Beto D. Gonzalez, the Brownsville Independent School District's deputy superintendent since August 2007, has signed a contract to become superintendent of the Mercedes Independent School District. Gonzalez begins work in Mercedes on Wednesday, becoming... Full story
- Schieffer warns of Texas decline, says Valley key to gubernatorial campaign
- McALLEN - Texas is in danger of becoming a third-world state, warned Democratic gubernatorial candidate Tom Schieffer during a campaign stop Thursday in the Rio Grande Valley. The former ambassador to Australia and Japan pointed to high school dropout... Full story
- UTB-TSC Summer Ambassadors spend summer vacation (happily) in class
- Some 13-year-olds would balk at the idea of spending summer vacation in class, but Karla Mendez and three of her friends had no regrets on Thursday, as they spent the second of three weeks learning about computer science at UTB-TSC. "It's really interesting,"... Full story
- BISD approves budget
- $493M plan includes $686 pay raise for teachers
- The BISD Board of Trustees on Tuesday approved a $493.1 million budget for the 2009-2010 school year that includes a $686 pay raise for teachers, 4 percent for classified personnel and 2 percent for administrators. The budget amounts to a 3.4 percent... Full story
- Edinburg officially hires new superintendent
- EDINBURG - It's official. The Edinburg school district's Board of Trustees unanimously approved a two-year contract for Rene Gutierrez on Tuesday night, officially making him the next superintendent. Gutierrez, who has served as the assistant superintendent... Full story
- STC and UTPA students show the future of higher education
- Edinburg resident Frank Lara said he "majored in fraternity and hanging out with friends" when he went to college 10 years ago. Lara had enrolled at the University of Texas-Pan American after graduating from Edinburg North High School in 1999 but dropped... Full story
- BISD holds line on pay
- The Brownsville Independent School District is preparing a $493 million budget for next year that envisions only a step, or cost of living, increase for teachers - and no raises for anyone else. The budget committee of the BISD Board of Trustees... Full story
- Tiny ideas promise big opportunity at UTB-TSC
- A cutting-edge $5 million nanotechnology center could be headed for the University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College, U.S. Rep. Solomon Ortiz, D-Corpus Christi, announced Thursday. The U.S. House of Representatives Armed Services Committee... Full story
- BISD names five new principals
- The BISD Board of Trustees on Tuesday approved new principals at four elementaries and one middle school in a reorganization brought about by the opening of three new elementary campuses in the fall. Brett Springston, interim superintendent of... Full story
- IDEA Public Schools wins H-E-B award
- AUSTIN - IDEA Public Schools on Sunday became the first charter school district to win the H-E-B Excellence in Education Award for the best small district in the state. "The exciting thing was being able to stand up there and tell everyone the wonderful... Full story
- UTB-TSC registration underway
- Registration continues for summer and fall classes at The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College. The first day of class for the second summer session is Tuesday, July 14. The fall semester begins Monday, Aug. 24. Students can... Full story
- Gravitational Wave summer school attracted international students
- SOUTH PADRE ISLAND - The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College's Center for Gravitational Wave Astronomy hosted 27 undergraduate and graduate students from throughout the world for its two-week summer school. The sessions were... Full story
- BISD hires insurance consultant
- The Brownsville Independent School District has hired a former health insurance consultant as the district prepares to name a third-party administrator for its estimated $40 million self-funded employee health insurance plan. At its June 2 meeting, the... Full story
- BISD proposing teacher, staff raises
- The Brownsville Independent School District is considering an $1,800 pay raise for teachers for the 2009-2010 school year, 5 percent for classified personnel and 4 percent for administrators. The budget committee of the BISD Board of Trustees discussed... Full story
- Ameel to lead Veterans Memorial High School
- Almost exactly a year after BISD started construction on Veterans Memorial High School and barely 14 months before it will open, the Brownsville Independent School District has named the school's first principal. Acacia Ameel, a longtime Stell Middle... Full story
- Valley graduates head to Washington, D.C.
- Last week in Washington, D.C, a group of Brownsville natives met on Capital Hill. They weren't on vacation or a business trip. Instead, these proud Rio Grande Valley representatives now live and work in Washington thanks to programs that helped place... Full story
- College students' survival guide
- You finally made it through four years of high school and received that diploma. But don't think this summer is just about lazing around until college starts. You have much to do, from gathering appliances and linens for life in the dorms to setting up... Full story
- $1 million strong: 51 win Broad scholarships
- Fifty-one Brownsville high school seniors on Wednesday won a cool $1 million in Broad Prize scholarships, the largest collective award in the history of the prestigious educational prize. "It's like everything we've ever done - finishing our assignments,... Full story
- Hanna body shop teacher retiring
- For years, body shop managers around the Rio Grande Valley have known they wouldn't need to look much farther than Hanna High School to find well qualified prospective employees. In fact, some of the Valley's top body shop managers themselves have gotten... Full story
- Changes to immunization requirements when students return to school
- AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - The Texas Department of State Health Services says changes to school immunization requirements for five vaccines take effect Aug. 1. The department said Monday that the changes mostly affect those entering kindergarten and seventh... Full story
- BISD to recognize student achievement
- BROWNSVILLE - The Brownsville Independent School District Board of Trustees will hold a special meeting at 5:30 p.m. today in the Lopez High School Auditorium to recognize winners in various student competitions. Scheduled to receive recognition are: Special... Full story
- New elementary schools getting organized
- School loyalties across the northern edge of Brownsville are about to shift. The Brownsville Independent School District will open three new elementary schools this fall, drawing students from Benavides, Burns, Gallegos, Gonzales, Vermillion and Yturria... Full story
- Teach for America continues to grow in the Valley
- After the final bell rang at Besteiro Middle School on Friday afternoon, Tania Torres didn't rush out of school to begin her weekend. Instead, the Teach for America teacher sat in her empty classroom, patiently reviewing Italian verbs with seventh-grader... Full story
- Teacher's certification could be affected by April incident
- The Texas Education Agency is investigating a Rio Grande City teacher's conduct, a spokeswoman confirmed Friday. The teacher, Daniel Gonzalez, 23, is in his first year as an English teacher at Rio Grande City High School. In mid-April, Rio Grande City... Full story
- Valley speller's journey ends in Washington
- HARLINGEN - Bianca Quintanilla, the Calvary Christian School eighth-grader who represented the Rio Grande Valley at the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington D.C., was eliminated from competition Wednesday in the third round of preliminaries. This... Full story
- Harlingen ISD releases new budget
- HARLINGEN - The budget for the 2009-2010 school year is estimated to increase only by close to $200,000, from $33,250,551 to $33,444,242, but a 2.9 percent increase in local property values should allow for 3 percent raises for teachers, Assistant Superintendent... Full story
- Ketchup drawing wins national contest
- Fond memories of a family trip and a love of art gave a Brownsville girl the edge needed to beat thousands of other first-graders in the 2009 Heinz Ketchup Creativity Contest, a nationwide art competition. Nia-Isabella Garza, 7, a first-grade student... Full story
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